Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-06-05

SINE WEmt 8oD1a t1Esx fora er 0cc1pA-
si0ns; thav gcssszssd throaxASu3 the
unioes and nov theiF dust. the dust Of
sssasi yissims Of the waF,is part 81 that
af every STATE frcz ste Atlantic 20 ths
Pasifs, from Snoerior 70 the Calf.
Nsa less wondeKfnl thsn tbs su3den
master of the ArmT, not less adDiE
able than ias aehiegmsuts, il the phe-
no0en "a Of its dissppesFsnee. Ise
greet tidal wave OF hunarity shas swspl
down FROM the nsTth and szrgsd and
broke against whsssvsF oppossd til Il
beat do@n ali opposition. quietly rsced-
/ ed and fstuYnsd. without shsek, With
szt q treusg, 70 stuEb tbs evsn sur.
fase Of aoeEsty. YoanR nsn they were,
for tbs CREST baik Of them we're 1adel
30 years Of aga. and Il ID q question IL
my mind, since In the Pr1vidsnce 81
God, ore means serves many ends
| whether tbs var vas not as rash fol
Maturing them fer the parts they were
10 play in tbs purIfsd and rej1vsnes
cent Repahlis as fer bringing abo1i
the Feiavenation. Certainly IL Ia q
fact, easily vsfiasble locally By any Oh.
saFyer, that IN shs pursuits OF peace, al
over this coantry. sine3 1865. tie re
turned vsteraas Of tbs national ARMY
have been m0gs c3Dspie1o1sly iadastfi
Gus, faithful and pr0spsred-
OF the 2c9o.c0 who - s0H1e time cl
cher between AnFii. 1861, and Aprt
lss5. wsEe IN the National Army. aooai
/ 400 000, fg IL estim ated, 0utlive4 the
osBflict. A Rrsat host. probably oyei
600 COO sonls, stilI remasn. Wherever
today. the san. araTsrsng the e3nti-
nenf, hiss vakaasd ths rsveiils vita bis
beams snd hing bis blessed lamp II
heaven to light the halo Red services of
this Memorial Day. a few dies, or q
platoon, 9 company or battalion has
heen there. Why thsEe7 What drew
them thas toRethsF? DID they, con-
rsAes once aaa comrades evermere,
comrades still, even in dream and Feye
RE, did they toR -sheg think they heard
tbs bugIs sounding the assembly, Or
10 thsir danger w0ntsd ears did It seem
thas tbs long roll vas besting2 Or did
sasy inset as men fail in st tattoo after
battle 20 hear again the answers Of the
present and sadly note the sileEee Of
toe missing. No, they we're thsre, be-
edAss Others we're net there. Thev came
with thinning Fanke, reminded OF their
comFades gone befoFe. They thought
should never agaia behold beneath the
shining sun. He wAs gose whs ones
shared fhe bareback and tire blanket,
who was shoulder to shoulder uP into
the blszs Of the ean3oD, who parted
the bayonet thrust aimed at the heart,
who wept with them over the fallen,
who wruno hands With them aud
shouted with them IL the transport of
victory. Nowhere, on this spring morn
ing, was Baker heard or Ellsworth seen.
Ne, nor Lyon, nor our own SteveBs,
nor Ksarney, nor MCPHERSON, nor
WadsWoFtb. nor Thomas, nor Candy. nor
Steele, nor R4wlins. nor Blair. nor Gar
field, nor McClelian, nor Miller, nor
Hancock. Nor be, our General, to whose
safe hands at last the reins Of military
conduct we're resigned. the wise, the
indomitable, the generous and upright
Grant, in whose character it we're hard
to say which OF bis three leading traits
outshane the others. or which posterity
must most admire. whether the iastness
OF his Judgment, the inf exibility Of his
purpose sr the greatness of his seal.
Gone, too, is he, tse Chief of tbs volua.
teers, be who nineteen years ago con-
oeivei and founded this Memorial Day,
hs who but nine months since, erect,
With his raven locks unbleaehed by
sixty winters. was walking ia these
streets, and minglin2 familiarly among
rs here, The observed of all oh
servers" Beneath last DEFENDERS
SHOWS, hs was laid to sleep,
aud now for the frat time
the memorial flowers rise in hears aud
hang fsstooned above him. Nor did
that other on this day respond 10 any
call, be, for whom sh1nld Heaven
vouchsafe to raise our dead again,
would every heart cry out, thst Man Of
Of the People, raised up Of God to head
and steady them those four agouiZing
years, TO taxa the helm at the beginning
Of the storm AMI never leave Il till the
close, He. Commander ia Caief Of the
Armies and Navies, exponent OF the
Nation, of its intelligence and Oh
its virtue, the instru eat in the Divine
hand to proslaim its freedom, for whom
Heaven having decreed the glorious
palm Of marlyrdom. added this felicity,
to die with uuoulminatsd fame, 10 the
moment of victory and after tie fash
ION of q soldiers death.
Tims still smites where var has
has slacksned bat never ceased. Hush
there thew go, double slow, by the
fAnk, single file, without arms some.
times two or three abreast, Geld
offioers and file closers included.
Count then! IL is one OF two
every half hour, a company day. zoe
brigade month, two and more divisions
year. viii the colomn never haltl 1t
will not halt. Bat, thank God. II will
be long ere IL be past.
Veterans Survivors Of the National
Army aRd Navy Of ths great Civil War!
What strange and startling vloissituaes
; single humln life c0ntAiasf What 8
long. calm level stretches away hither
from the storm iashed heights of your
Young manhood This profound peace
in which we are ioyonsly rsposing, and
which shows no sign Of breaking, you
and yoar companions in arms con
quered for "a This prosperity, which
oFiehtens thu vide atmosphere
from Florida 60 Puget Soaad,
and Rids the busy wing of
industry. while tbs Whole land
hnss ike q h0Eey-laden hive. Is Heav
ems benediotion upon your sslf-immola-
ton 10 tbe hour of your eauntFY's ex
tremity and yoar sslf-restFAint in the
day Of her rsiief.
Ia your eolairy's Reed, ycu became
her bread. When hsr life was sought,
Won saved hers BY freely offsrioG yoaFs.
For 700. hone had nan9ht woFsb say
rag. life nothing dear, II the Uaisn
Enlch 10 the security Of yoar home, or
liberty, witch u the happiness Of yaur
life. we're wfsnched froua the grasp, IN
shich, "a yoa fJadiY believe, every
Amsriean citizen holds them foe bis
children and hts chiidFen's cailersu.
You SATrsd, not from hatred. nor for
Adven are, nor 10y profession. nor for
spoil but of necessity. IL vas, indeed,
necessary for the integrity of voar
country aud the sdv4nna 60 her high
destiny. thst tbs soil which Was 40
longer - raise slaves should be feriiltE
ed wlth the blood Of lovers OF frasd1m;
q was necessary that shs line along
whioa toe Soaib sad E1rta wsrs part
inR shoaid be eemsutsd With the bones
Ia which love OF Union vas living Ere.
~Ah! never shall the Iaud forget
How gashed the life blood OF her
brave
Gashsd. warn With hope and courage
yet,
Above tie soil tssy soaehs to save.
Nos alI - oAIm and fresh and still;
Alone TIE esirp Of lifting bird,